Applying Human Factors Engineering Program to the Modernization Project of NPP Control Room in accordance with U.S.NRC and KTA Regulations

Autores

  • Renato Koga de Avellar Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ Eletrobrás Eletronuclear S.A
  • Roberto Schirru Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v7i2B.643

Palavras-chave:

Control Room, Human Factors Engineering Program, Regulations and Licensing.

Resumo

Application of Human Factors Engineering (HFE) in the design and implementation of such a project is essential to ensure that the new man-machine interface outcoming from the modernization does not have any negative impacts on human performance and plant safety.

This paper analyzes the applicability of the Human Factors Engineering Program in the licensing and certification of Konvoi Nucleoelectric Power Plant Control Room modernization Project using digital instrumentation and control in accordance with U.S.NRC and KRA regulations.

The results of the analyses show that although regulatory bodies adopt different methodology in the process of licensing the modernization of control rooms, the engineering aspects are being developed based on the principles of engineering.

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Biografia do Autor

  • Renato Koga de Avellar, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ Eletrobrás Eletronuclear S.A
    Programa de Engenharia Nuclear - COPPE/UFRJ
  • Roberto Schirru, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
    Programa de Engenharia Nuclear - COPPE/UFRJ

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Publicado

25-06-2019

Edição

v. 7 n. 2B (Suppl.) (2019)

Seção

XX Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Physics and Thermal Hydraulics (XX ENFIR)

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Applying Human Factors Engineering Program to the Modernization Project of NPP Control Room in accordance with U.S.NRC and KTA Regulations. Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, v. 7, n. 2B (Suppl.), 2019. DOI: 10.15392/bjrs.v7i2B.643. Disponível em: https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/643. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2025.